Romería de Los Roques

"Barlovento's patronal fiesta is crowned by its Batalla de Lepanto, a spectacular Bien de Interés Cultural re-enactment of the 1571 naval battle performed by villagers with wooden ships, period costumes and cannon-fire in the village square, one of the most theatrical folk customs in the Canaries."

Fiestas Patronales de Nuestra Señora del Rosario y Batalla de Lepanto

"The small banana-growing village of La Guancha on Tenerife's northern coast marks its patronal feast day with a traditional romería, folk costumes, decorated carts and communal feasting in the main square."

Fiestas Patronales de La Guancha

"Tiny Fasnia, perched above the volcanic ravines of Tenerife's remote southeastern coast, throws its annual patronal fiesta with processions through cobbled streets and traditional baile de magos folk dancing."

Fiestas Patronales de Fasnia

"Tijarafe, whose clifftop position offers the most vertiginous sunsets on La Palma, celebrates its patron Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria with the island's unique Danza del Diablo fire dance, a tradition of extraordinary folk-theatrical power declared of ethnographic value."

Fiestas Patronales de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria

"Spain's highest village, perched at nearly 1,400 metres on the southern flank of Teide, celebrates its twin patron saints with a hilltop romería and folk programme surrounded by ancient pine forest and views across the volcanic landscape."

Fiestas Patronales de San Roque y San Agustín

"Pilgrims carry the image of the Virgen del Socorro from Güímar's church of San Pedro down to her clifftop chapel on the beach of Chimisay in a night-time procession that re-enacts the legend of the Virgin's appearance to the ancient Guanche people."

Fiestas Patronales de Nuestra Señora del Socorro

"This small Huelva village hosts a celebrated regional contest dedicated entirely to the Fandango de Huelva, a distinctive form of flamenco unique to this province, with the finest voices from across Andalusia competing on an outdoor stage across three weeks of summer evenings."

Certamen Regional del Fandango de Huelva

"Alaró's ten-day patron saint festival, nestled beneath its hilltop castle in the Tramuntana foothills, is anchored by the iconic Cossiers dance, a centuries-old ritual involving six costumed dancers and a devil that winds through the village streets."

Festes de Sant Roc

"Set among the vineyards of the Duero valley, Tudela de Duero hosts nightly encierros and dawn toro de alba runs through its narrow streets across five days of patronal festivities combining bullfighting tradition with local wine and gastronomy."

Encierros y Fiestas de Tudela de Duero

"On the feast of the Assumption, masked figures dressed in red known as 'Diablucos' accompany the village procession in Helechosa de los Montes, a centuries-old folk custom from the remote La Siberia extremena that mingles devilry with Marian devotion."

Los Diablucos de Helechosa de los Montes

"One of August's most anticipated Menorcan fiestas, Alaior's Sant Llorenç celebrations pack the town's whitewashed square with caixers dressed in black and white, the dramatic jaleo, and all-night street concerts and pomada bars."

Festes de Sant Llorenç

"On the Feast of the Assumption, the people of Olvera accompany their canonically crowned patron Virgin from the hilltop town down to her sanctuary in a centuries-old open-air pilgrimage."

Fiestas Patronales de la Virgen de los Remedios